Savannah Chrisley Confronts Parents Todd & Julie Over ‘Disconnect’ After Their Prison Release

Alyssa Norwin
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Savannah Chrisley has been nothing but supportive of her parents, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, following their prison releases after being pardoned by Donald Trump. However, on the Tuesday, July 8, episode of her podcast, she got real about how she’s really been feeling in the month since they’ve been home.

“I’ve never sat across from two people that I love more than anyone in this world and felt such a disconnect,” Savannah told her parents. Todd was shocked and asked, “From both of us!?”

“Yeah,” Savannah confirmed. “I don’t know where it comes from and it’s something that I’ve got to figure out, but it’s like, I know I love you more than anything in this world, but it just feels like there’s a wall.”

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Todd was receptive to his daughter’s feelings and admitted that the “trauma” she faced by his and Julie’s prison sentences might be “more significant than anyone else’s.” As he pointed out, “You haven’t had an out. You haven’t had a stop and reset. You afforded everyone else to have a stop and reset, so now it’s your stop and reset. And Savannah, listen, I’ll tell you something, because I learned this, I went in that prison having controlled everything around me. Your whole life, all of us, I controlled it all. And I had to give that control up.”

When Todd and Julie began their prison sentences in January 2023, Savannah became the legal guardian of their two minor children. While suddenly caring for two children, she also continued to fight for her parents’ release. Eventually, after a meeting with Trump, she was successful.

“Do you think released prisoners should be provided some type of PTSD support?” Savannah asked her mom and dad during the podcast episode. They both did not hesitate before answering, “Absolutely!” She also asked them if they’d had any “triggers” since being released.

“I don’t think I’ve had them,” Todd admitted, with Savannah adding, “I don’t think you have. I could see it a lot more in mom at the beginning.”

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    BlueFan

    My husband broke into a car to steal a stereo, when he was young, and a drug addict living on the streets. Because of the tool he used to pry the stereo out, he was charged with aggravated robbery & sentenced to 20 yrs. TWENTY YEARS! He served 17 of those 20 yrs! While in Prison, he turned hid life around. He created a reentry program in the prison, that is now used at every prison in our state. He became a certified drug & alcohol counselor, and is now a very successful, productive member of society. He absolutely did wrong, and deserved to do time, but he twenty years???? BS! In his time in prison, many murderers came, left, and came again! The system is very flawed, and the punishments do not fit the crime. I'm so glad Todd & Julie were given a new lease on life, and pray they can get things changed!

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    Brandie

    I believe they spent enough time in prison! It’s doesn’t matter if you agree with them or not but you do have to ask yourself was a 12 and 7 year sentence too much ?? There are murderers who have less than 12 years . This family may have committed crimes but they’ve served time. It’s time for ppl to move on and leave this young lady alone. She did exactly what I would have done if I had been in her position.

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      PurpleBattery

      I totally agree!

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    PurpleButterfly

    They did not own up to what they did! It was part of their pardon. Yet they still claim nothing! They needed to do more time in prison. The average citizen (not entitled tv stars) wouldn’t be pardoned. They only got pardoned due to being Trump Supporters.

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    GoldButterfly

    They’re white-collar criminals and the Christians are just salivating that they shouldn’t have to do time because they supposedly love Jesus. They were found guilty by a jury of their peers. Yes, people who do small crimes get a lot of time and people who do big crimes get little time. But that’s not the point here. They are guilty. They were found guilty, but like all guilty people they proclaim their innocence and say that their jury got it all wrong.

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      BlueBox

      But should they get so much time for nonviolent crimes? Buried alive for us to support for years. Also, two people can commit the same crime one gets an extreme sentence and one gets a sentence that is not so extreme. It's not right!

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    Lynnie L

    Pay your taxes…. Stop cheating!

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      GoldButterfly

      Exactly! God gave them the gift of a television show and they got greedy. If they were true Christians, they would admit to what they did. Are some people put in prison that are innocent? Of course. But a jury of their peers found them guilty, and they still refuse to admit it

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      OliveChefHat

      Oh hush I'm sure you have never done anything wrong ever

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        RedApple

        Not continually screwing people over...not a mistake greedy

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    OliveBoomerang

    Lowlife criminals deserve what they get. Ripping off community banks and stealing other people's money. Pay your damn taxes. Your as bad as trump...no wonder he pardoned you.

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      CyanFries

      Stay on point.

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    OrangeBasketball

    I think you have wasted enough virtual ink in this family. There is an article about these narcissistic criminals every day on this website. Is their publicist paying you?

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    RedWrench

    Anything to stay in the spotlight. Sad this family think people give a shit.

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      RedSeahorse

      You're believing what happened in the court case which was started by the guy that Chrisley had fired andWhen Savannah filed for the hardens it gets scrutinized by the federal committee that investigates anyone who goes after a pardon and they found a lot of corruption in their case. Maybe forget all that and look at the beautiful people that they are and wanting to do a lot of good in helping people in unfortunate situations.

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        OliveBoomerang

        The banks they ripped off filed the charges against the lowlife thieves.

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          GreenTurtle

          These beautiful people hurt law-abiding people financially. Yes, they did not harm anyone physically. But crimes are not only acts that cause physical harm.

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        RedApple

        Who told you that Fox News...Guilty

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      GoldRing

      But you do give a SHIT!! If not why waste your time commenting and why are you watching?? I mean seriously, move along. NONE of us know the "real" truth! Corruption is a thing!

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    OliveClover

    Bet you regret getting them out now, love to see this family in turmoil. They deserve all the misery

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    RedLobster

    I am sure there is some resentment because of her having to take over everything